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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
A must have for every reloader
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<blockquote data-quote="cajun" data-source="post: 1390470" data-attributes="member: 9772"><p>It's because the ogive is what contacts the lands and not the tip. It is very common depending on bullet type and tip construction to have bullets measure several thou difference. Open a box of new bullets and measure them. The ogive length on the bullets is much more consistent. Hornady also makes a tool to measure bullet length from the ogive. After using their coal tool to measure the bullet to lands you can take their comparator on your calipers and measure length from base to ogive. The only other consideration is to make sure the coal will fit and function in your rifles magazine. With some factory rifles due to mag length you may not be able to get very close to the lands unless you plan on single loading.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cajun, post: 1390470, member: 9772"] It's because the ogive is what contacts the lands and not the tip. It is very common depending on bullet type and tip construction to have bullets measure several thou difference. Open a box of new bullets and measure them. The ogive length on the bullets is much more consistent. Hornady also makes a tool to measure bullet length from the ogive. After using their coal tool to measure the bullet to lands you can take their comparator on your calipers and measure length from base to ogive. The only other consideration is to make sure the coal will fit and function in your rifles magazine. With some factory rifles due to mag length you may not be able to get very close to the lands unless you plan on single loading. [/QUOTE]
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